Uplifting Voices
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Understanding the Science
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Achieving Justice in Clinical Research
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Uplifting Voices 〰️ Understanding the Science 〰️ Achieving Justice in Clinical Research 〰️
Podcast Episodes
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LaVerne's story, II
LaVerne shares an emotional story about a hospital visit with her 3 week old baby
In this episode of the THRIVE podcast series, LaVerne recalls how she couldn’t shake the angst of feeling powerless and voiceless in a hospital where she later learned that her daughter had suffered from a sensitivity to dairy products. Listen to LaVerne's story and understand why nearly 14 years later she's still emotional when remembering how she was made to feel during that time in her life.
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Christian's story
Conversation with Christian Ortiz, developer of Justice AI GPT
In this episode of the THRIVE podcast series, LaVerne and guest co-host, Dr. Lee Bynum, welcome Christian Ortiz, developer of Justice AI GPT. Christian talks to LaVerne and Lee about the Justice AI GPT framework that was designed to prioritize historically excluded perspectives and address the biases that plague other AI models. Hear Christian's story in realizing the need for Justice AI GPT and learn about Christian’s aspirations for next steps.
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Denise's story
A health journey with diabetes
In this episode of the THRIVE podcast series, Denise shares a story about missing the warning signs and then recovering from life-threatening complications with diabetes. She credits her recovery to being fortunate to have excellent health insurance coverage and patient-doctor trust. Denise’s story also highlights the role of science in achieving health equity, as she tended to challenge the one-size-fits-all approach to treatment strategies.
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LaVerne's story
Conversation with Dr. Lee Bynum of The Score podcast
In this special on-camera episode of the THRIVE podcast, LaVerne is interviewed by guest, Dr. Lee Bynum (host of The Score podcast). LaVerne and Lee give a glimpse of their upbringing as cousins as they share candid conversations about LaVerne’s reasons for launching MY HEALTH REIMAGINED.
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Twin's story
Same DNA, different health journeys. Advocating to be heard as an individual.
Twin sisters discuss feeling unheard when physicians make assumptions about (or become distracted by) their health vs. their twin sister’s health.
Share your story
My Health Reimagined presents THRIVE, a podcast series challenging harmful narratives that frame Black health as inherently deficient. We understand that persistent health inequities are reinforced not only by access gaps and structural barriers but also by distorted narratives that often do not capture our complete stories that include resilience, dignity, and full humanity.
Black and Brown communities are disproportionately impacted by inequitable health outcomes and are systematically undervalued in shaping the narratives that guide our health systems. My Health Reimagined addresses this imbalance by positioning community storytelling, informative webinars, and community-led research justice initiatives (including book clubs!) as levers for accountability, trust‑building, and systems change.
Our podcast platform is unique in that it centers the lived experiences. Rather than translating expert findings downward, we uplift community perspectives as a starting point for understanding. We do not provide medical advice, instead we aim to empower communities to become more engaged in our health systems. We believe that empowerment begins when communities are provided a safe space to share stories, be heard, and feel validated in hearing stories that represent our lived experiences. We also believe that empowered communities are more likely to engage in policy decisions and clinical research studies in a manner that reflects shared learning and improved accountability from providers, researchers, and policymakers.
Meet the Founder
Learn about our mission and discover why our founder, Dr. LaVerne Brown, believes that good health requires good science. We strive to reimagine science and health systems that better serve all.
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